Bet Ya House has been a segment I’ve been doing for the Murph & Andy Radio Show on Friday’s since the fall that satirizes the ridiculousness of many sports betting “experts.” Well, it has become such a popular segment, Keith Murphy and I thought it would work well as a video segment on SoundOFF.

So we created the over the top character of Benny Babcock to help the world beat Vegas and win an extra house…or at least start a new catch phase: BET YA HOUSE!

Today, our team released the Iowa Nice Guy’s announcement video for his mock run at the governorship of Iowa. Though, the Iowa Nice Guy is not a real person, the issue of low voter turnout is a real problem.

When my father, Terry “Zip” Siepker, lost his second battle with leukemia, I wanted to find a unique, humorous way to honor him.

“Hey Cancer” is that way.

We have all had to fight cancer directly or indirectly, my hope is that ‘Hey Cancer’ makes us all laugh and reminds us that human ingenuity in tandem with human resolve will eventually win this fight permanently.

I encourage any cancer charities to use ‘Hey Cancer’ on their websites, social media, or for any fund raising means. Only when we all pool our resources will we conquer cancer.

Thank you to all those who helped make this video (that would have made my dad laugh).

There is no doubt that wrestling should be in the Olympics. I am confident that on September 8th, wrestling will be voted back into the Olympics. But we are not there yet.

It is important we make sure the earlier vote, that removed Wrestling from the games, is the best thing to happen to wrestling in a long time.

I think it is already happening: The governing bodies have, and continue to, improve the rules and the reach of the sport. Wrestling is a fundamental sport to our species. It’s the second competition you do as a child after you learn to run. Lucky for me, I was the oldest and my brother never stood a chance.

Thank you to the dozens of people who have made Wrestling Nice. And even more to the dozens who have contributed (almost always as volunteers) to all our other videos as we continue to figure out how to use this medium to deliver a message and tell a story.

Since my last blog entry there has been a up tick in progress that our film company, Iowa Filmmakers, has made. With the release of Hawkeye Nice and Cyclone Nice, ESPN’s Dari Nowkhah and Baron Miller took note and asked us to produce original content twice a week for the ESPNU show College Football Daily. You can view all these here.

This ESPN development resulted in not only national exposure but local interest as well. The CBS affiliates in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids each did stories on the progress we have been making as a film company and what our plans are for the future.

So what are our plans for the future?

1) We have released our new web series, a campy comedy called “Animal Justice League.” You can watch it now by clicking HERE. We are already in the pre-production stage for episode two.

2) Though we are committed to staying in Iowa, we are looking to get representation to enlarge the reach of Iowa Filmmakers through the country and the world. More on this to come soon.

3) Our TV pilot, Marooned, is still the flagship project of Iowa Filmmakers. We are pursuing a distribution model that allows us to produce the entirety of season one.

4) Exciting news to announce that company member and my good friend, Brendan Dunphy, has signed deals to host a variety of science based television shows with both Discover Science and the BBC.

You can check out the first of his Discover Science show, “Insects and the City” on December 8th. In this episode, Brendan travels down to New Orleans to search through the city for the creepiest, deadliest insects around.

Brendan’s BBC specials will be airing shortly as well: One about insect dissection and the other about the ant world.

5) Emmy nominated Iowa Outdoors has now received funding for a THIRD SEASON. I am very excited for this one, it will be our biggest and best yet.

This last month of 2012 will propel us into an even more eventful 2013. Thank you to all those that support three guys with a dream to make dreams come true in Iowa.

Nov 30, 2012 | Categories:Uncategorized | Comments Off on Where Are We Now?

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